Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
A steerable sharp recanalization technique successfully restored flow in chronic venous stent occlusions that failed conventional recanalization methods.
jvscit.org/article/S2468-428…
@KECKSchool_USC @KeckMedicineUSC @UWRadiology @JVascSurgCIT @JVIRmedia
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
#UWRadiology is excited to announce the opening of the Som Advanced Interventions Laboratory (SAIL) under the leadership of Assistant Professor of #Radiology and Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Dr. @AvikSom! Learn more: rad.uw.edu/A-new-era-of-inte… #UWMedicine
#SIR26TOR served up a great time of reconnecting, learning and celebrating the momentum of our amazing specialty!! Thank you @SIRspecialists @SIRFoundation @womenirads #IRAD
#SIR26TOR served up a great time of reconnecting, learning and celebrating the momentum of our amazing specialty!! Thank you @SIRspecialists @SIRFoundation @womenirads #IRAD
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
Congratulations again to Dr. Sue Hanks for being our 2026 #WomeninIR Champion! We thank all her supporters for coming to celebrate! Learn more about Dr. Hanks on our website sirweb.org/about-sir/awards-… #IAMIR #SIR26TOR
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
Had the best time attending #SIRTOR26 and also miraculously found ourselves on the poster ft. @anne_sailer 🤣. The learning sojourn only gets better and better 🙃
Until next time @SIRspecialists 🙌
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
This review of 12 studies (93 patients) suggests that the Protrieve Sheath is an effective and safe method for intraprocedural embolic protection during venous thrombectomy.
annalsofvascularsurgery.com/…
@KeckMedicineUSC @KECKSchool_USC @UWRadiology @VenousNews
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
Cranial extension of TIPS using dedicated venous stents is a feasible and potentially cost-effective technique that improves hepatic venous outflow and reduces portosystemic gradients in TIPS dysfunction.
jvscit.org/article/S2468-428…
@KeckMedicineUSC @KECKSchool_USC @UWRadiology
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
Interventional Radiologists find meaning and pride in their specialty, especially through patient impact, with opportunities to further enhance fulfillment by supporting balance and reducing administrative strain.
cvirendovasc.springeropen.co…
@KeckMedicineUSC @UWRadiology @cvirendo
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
A tremendous undertaking, visionary roadmap, and major contribution to the venous literature. Thank you @kmfitzMD and @RadioGraphics for this landmark work advancing thoracic central vein reconstruction.
pubs.rsna.org/doi/epdf/10.11…
@USC @UWRadiology @SIRspecialists @VenousNews
🚨@RadioGraphics on Thoracic Central Venous Obstruction Endovascular Recanalization & Reconstruction is out 🚨Thank you to the dream team getting this excellent topic to publication! Hopefully helpful to many folks! #WeCanRecan #IRAD @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
The TipsStar Steerable Cannula enabled sharp recanalization of chronic venous occlusions in five patients with technical success and no complications. Its adjustable tip provided precise control for venous recanalization.
jvscit.org/article/S2468-428…
@KeckMedicineUSC @JVascSurgCIT
Thank you @wais4100 & LSD scholarship committee — Excellent conference!!
@riadsalemIR with the quote of the conference from the Coons-Dotter Lecture: “Curiosity is not optional in IR, it’s imperative”
Curiosity is my favorite trait in folks — and fostering it is necessary.
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
Stent placement across the thoracic outlet with novel dedicated venous stents may be a treatment for axillosubclavian vein thrombosis, potentially expanding options for managing thoracic central venous obstruction.
link.springer.com/article/10…
@cvirendo @CVIR_Journal @JVIRmedia
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
This review highlights the challenges of managing pediatric portal hypertension and focuses on the role of Interventional Radiology in treating underlying vascular causes and secondary complications.
thieme-connect.com/products/…
@JVIRmedia @SemInterventRad @cvirendo @USC
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
Use of the Protrieve Sheath during large-bore venous thrombectomy resulted in favorable technical and clinical outcomes without adverse events or clinically significant thromboembolic events.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
@avsgjournal @CVIR_Journal @cvirendo @JVIRmedia @InariMedical
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
Interventional radiology is playing an increasingly vital role in the management of genitourinary trauma, with ongoing advancements improving treatment effectiveness and safety.
thieme-connect.com/products/…
@SemInterventRad @JVIRmedia @CVIR_Journal @cvirendo @EVToday @USC
Kara Fitzgerald, MD retweeted
What an incredible year it has been. Non stop work and sleepless nights became the norm, Interventional Radiology became love and life, the procedural suite became my favourite place, my scrubs became my only attire, Catheters and Wires became my besties, Mass General Hospital/Harvard and Boston became home, my co fellows/techs/nurses/attendings became family and I became stronger albeit shorter all thanks to the many hours wearing my lead(lol). 💪
Super grateful to everybody who’s been a part of this incredible journey. 15 years of training, blood, sweat, tears, my first few grey hair and I’m finally in my attending Era. Glad I get to stay in the Mass General/Brigham family as I usher in the future of Interventional Radiology shipping up further North to New Hampshire ✨
#Interventionalradiologyfellowship ✅
Swan song: GTube replacement
COTD: (case of the day) getting Lil’J her first filter out Friday.
Bless up, it’s been an incredible 10 years of medical training at @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR #IRAD
Off to central Washington!
